The Water Planet

Ocean Basin Geography

Look at our Planet• What is the dominant feature?

Water Facts or Where’s the water?

• 97.957% is in the Ocean• 1.641% is in the Glaciers and Ice

Caps• 0.365% is in Groundwater• 0.036% is in Lakes and Streams• 0.001% is in the Atmosphere

One ocean with Four Major Basins• Pacific Ocean

• Deepest and Largest Ocean• Atlantic• Indian • Artic

• Smallest and shallowest

• The Southern Ocean is the area that surrounds the Antarctic and is a continuous body of water.

The Earth’s Oceans

• All of the Ocean regions are interconnected by circulation systems• Wind, tides, Coriolis effect, the Sun,

water density and shape– all influence the circulation.

• An ocean basin is determined by its• Size• Shape• Features

Basins and Seas

Seas Continued

Basic Ocean Structures• Upper Ocean

• ~100 m• Shallow, warm upper

layer where sunlight is abundant

• Most marine life (we know of) can be found here

• Deep Ocean• Cold, dark, and deep• There is plenty of

nutrient and carbon to support life

• No Sunlight

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